Valyantsin Byalkevich (; 27 January 1973 – 1 August 2014), also referred to as Valiantsin Bialkevich, was a Belarusian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for the Belarus national team. He spent the majority of his career with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv, where he was predominantly used as a playmaker, and was part of the team that reached the semi-finals of 1998–99 UEFA Champions League.
Club career In September 1994 while playing for Dinamo Minsk, Byalkevich was banned from European competitions for one year by UEFA after testing positive for anabolic steroids following a UEFA Cup match.
International career In October 2005, Byalkevich retired from the Belarus national team, having scored 10 goals, while being capped 56 times.
Personal life and death Byalkevich married Ukrainian pop singer Anna Sedokova in 2004. They had a daughter on 8 December 2004 and divorced in 2006. In 2008, he accepted Ukrainian citizenship and continued to work in the Dynamo Kyiv football academy.
Byalkevich died on 1 August 2014, after suffering an aneurysm.
Career statistics Scores and results list Belarusia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Byalkevich goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Valyantsin ByalkevichNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 25 May 1994 Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine 1–0 1–3 Friendly2 14 February 1996 İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey 1–0 2–3 Friendly3 1 June 1996 Råsunda Stadium, Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden 1–3 1–5 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification4 14 October 1998 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales 2–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying5 31 March 1999 Stadio del Conero, Ancona, Italy 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying6 2 September 2000 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus 2–0 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification7 6 June 2001 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 1–0 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification8 17 May 2002 Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia 1–0 1–1 LG Cup9 19 May 2002 Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia 1–0 2–0 LG Cup10 4 June 2005 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus 1–1 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honors Dinamo Minsk Belarusian Premier League: 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995 Belarusian Cup: 1992, 1993–94
Dynamo Kyiv Ukrainian Premier League (9): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07 Ukrainian Cup (8): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004, 2006
Individual Belarusian Footballer of the Year: 1995 Komanda: 2001, 2003 ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season: 2002
References
External links
Valentin Byalkevich profile on Dynamo Kyiv official website